Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Driest Counties in Wyoming
The least rainfall in the country. Dry is easier on a building than wet, but it moves the cost somewhere else: irrigation, foundation movement in shrink-swell soils, and in the driest counties the price and reliability of water itself. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year.
Wyoming ranked
| # | County | Annual rainfall | FEMA risk rating | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Horn County | 5.5" | Very Low | $198,200 |
| 2 | Sweetwater County | 7.5" | Very Low | $242,900 |
| 3 | Lincoln County | 7.7" | Relatively Low | $334,500 |
| 4 | Washakie County | 7.7" | Very Low | $188,600 |
| 5 | Fremont County | 8.6" | Relatively Low | $252,700 |
| 6 | Carbon County | 9.0" | Very Low | $214,500 |
| 7 | Park County | 10.3" | Relatively Low | $374,200 |
| 8 | Albany County | 10.5" | Relatively Low | $322,100 |
| 9 | Uinta County | 11.0" | Very Low | $255,400 |
| 10 | Converse County | 11.2" | Very Low | $269,700 |
| 11 | Sublette County | 11.9" | Very Low | $350,100 |
| 12 | Hot Springs County | 11.9" | Very Low | $214,400 |
| 13 | Natrona County | 12.2" | Relatively Low | $260,400 |
| 14 | Johnson County | 13.4" | Very Low | $296,000 |
| 15 | Campbell County | 13.6" | Relatively Low | $266,400 |
| 16 | Platte County | 14.1" | Very Low | $248,900 |
| 17 | Niobrara County | 14.3" | Very Low | $194,200 |
| 18 | Goshen County | 14.8" | Very Low | $234,600 |
| 19 | Sheridan County | 14.9" | Relatively Low | $352,200 |
| 20 | Laramie County | 15.4" | Relatively Low | $324,900 |
| 21 | Crook County | 29.2" | Very Low | $276,800 |
| 22 | Weston County | 29.2" | Very Low | $214,000 |
| 23 | Teton County | 32.8" | Relatively Low | $1,371,900 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Driest Counties across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Wyoming